Flora of North America species comparison

very short, tufted, branched.

ascending, spreading, or erect, branched.

cauline, crowded near base;

stipules well developed;

petiole 1–6 cm;

leaflets (3 or)5–9, blades 8–20 × 2–9 mm, adaxial surface glabrous.

cauline;

stipules not leaflike, green to silvery, 4–15 mm;

petiole 2–7 cm;

leaflets 7–9, blades 25–70 × 6–14 mm, adaxial surface pubescent.

dense, 3–16-flowered, 1–8 cm;

flowers spirally arranged, crowded.

10–30 cm;

flowers ± whorled.

1–8(–10) cm;

bracts persistent, straight, 2–3 mm.

3–7 cm;

bracts deciduous, 4–14 mm.

0.3–1.5 mm.

3–7 mm.

6–8 mm;

calyx abaxial lobe entire or shallowly cleft, ± 6 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 3 mm, less than 1/2 as long as abaxial;

corolla bright blue, banner spot white or yellow, keel glabrous.

10–18 mm;

calyx bulge or spur 0–1 mm, abaxial lobe entire or 3-toothed, 8–12 mm, adaxial lobe 2-toothed, 7–11 mm;

corolla purple, banner patch white or not, banner glabrous abaxially, keel upcurved, glabrous, banner ovate, wings wide, covering keel tip.

not undulate, 1 cm, thinly pilose to coarsely hirsute.

3–4.5 cm, hairy.

persistent, disclike, sessile.

deciduous, petiolate.

1 or 2, smooth.

5–7, mottled brown, 4–7 mm.